Next Day Access Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Next Day Access is a home-services franchise that sells and installs accessibility and mobility equipment, ramps, stair lifts, grab bars, and lifts. Franchisees run a sales-and-install operation helping seniors and people with disabilities live safely at home in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Next Day Access franchise requires a total initial investment of $160K – $316K and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.3M[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 5.9% charge-off rate across 17 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $160K – $316K
- 65th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $1.3M
- Incl. company outlets27th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 48th pct Home Services
- Units
- 91
- 57th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- 5.9%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $160K – $316K, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $1.3M/year (median $846K) (includes company-owned outlets).
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 93/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 5.9% across 17 loans (near or below the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Next Day Access, LLC
- Parent company
- Best Life Brands, LLC
- CEO title
- President
- David Clark
- Incorporated in
- TN
- HQ
- 3150 Stage Post Dr., Suite 101, Bartlett, TN 38133
- Auditor
- Rowland & Carter, PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.1M
- vs $1.6M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- David Clark
- Headquarters
- TN
- Founded
- 2012
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 26
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost is about average for a home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $50K | $100K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $110K | $216K |
| Total initial investment | $160K | $316K |
Source: Next Day Access 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $160K – $316K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $100K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- N/A
- Paid to franchisor at signing
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- tiered · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $170 |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $35K – $50K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 8% above the home services norm.
Includes company-owned outlets
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$134K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
43%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
28 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Next Day Access unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
43%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Next Day Access units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$806K
on $4.0M purchase
Total debt
$3.2M
SBA $2.0M + senior + seller note
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Includes company-owned outlets
- Avg gross sales
- $1.3M
- Per unit/yr · from the Item 19 franchised-cohort breakdown (no single system-wide average disclosed)
- Median gross sales
- $846K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross revenue by quartile
- Sample size
- 27 territories
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $227K→$9.6M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $424K→$3.2M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
Revenue is 5.6x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $1.3M/year in gross sales. Median is $846K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 5.6x. Includes company-owned outlets.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% (near the Home Services average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Home Services averages
How Next Day Access Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 91
- Opened
- 6
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Turnover rate
- 3.6%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 93%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 6
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 26 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
26
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 17
- Loan volume
- $4.1M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 5.9%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 94.1%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 100.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 7
- Defaults
- 1
- Typical loan rate
- 9.4%
- avg rate to borrowers
- vs industry
- 100.0%
- brand is below its industry ↓
- Jobs supported
- 122
- 3.0 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 47%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 82% went to startups / new businesses, 18% to established operators
Top lenders financing Next Day Access franchisees
Showing 3 of 7 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Next Day Access's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 7 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 10 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 6-year lending trend
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What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 5.9% — 63% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Contracting franchise system with unresolved litigation, regulatory violations, and undisclosed profitability metrics presents elevated risk despite reasonable average revenue figures.
Litigation (Item 3)
Minnesota Consent Order (Feb 11, 2022): franchisor consented to order alleging sale of two unregistered franchises in violation of Minn. Stat. § 80C.02; agreed to pay $1,000 civil penalty and $180 investigative costs; required to disclose for 3 years.
Largest disclosed settlement: $1,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Rowland & Carter, PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 93 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNo Item 19 (net income) disclosure despite $1.34M average revenue—prevents accurate ROI analysis and suggests profitability concerns
- 02HIGHLitigation pattern: Multiple breach of contract, non-payment, and non-compete violations indicate franchisor-franchisee relationship dysfunction
- 03MINORRegulatory history: 2012 FTC complaint and 2010 unregistered franchise sales violations show compliance and transparency issues
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 500,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 100 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Shelby County, Tennessee (mediation and litigation; not arbitration) |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | TN |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Minnesota Consent Order (Feb 11, 2022): franchisor consented to order alleging sale of two unregistered franchises in violation of Minn. Stat. § 80C.02; agreed to pay $1,000 civil penalty and $180 investigative costs; required to disclose for 3 years.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 68 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 8 hrs
- Training location
- Bartlett, Tennessee (or virtual for 5 days classroom); on-the-job at franchisee's business or existing franchised business near Bartlett, TN
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects, franchisor must approve; may operate from home
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Jobber
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Jobber
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
61 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Next Day Access · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Next Day Access franchise?
The total investment to open a Next Day Access franchise ranges from $160K – $316K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Next Day Access franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Next Day Access FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.3M. The median is $846K. Important context: Includes company-owned outlets. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Next Day Access FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Next Day Access FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Next Day Access's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Next Day Access has a charge-off rate of 5.9% across 17 loans, meaning 5.9% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Next Day Access franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Next Day Access has 91 total units in the United States, including 91 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 6 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Next Day Access a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Next Day Access as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 93 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.